# SHS - Homey Bridge vs Zigbee2MQTT

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/shs-homey-bridge-vs-zigbee2mqtt/147909>\
**Category:** Homey Self-Hosted Server\
**Tags:** zigbee, homey-bridge, homey-shs\
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/shs-homey-bridge-vs-zigbee2mqtt/147909 "2025-12-27T08:40:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/shs-homey-bridge-vs-zigbee2mqtt/147909/9 "2025-12-24T13:51:40Z")

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Ive got my SHS server up and running on proxmox and works great. Want to get my Zigbee devices over but not using the bridge.

If I was to buy a sonoff dongle max

> **[SONOFF Dongle Max Zigbee/Thread PoE Dongle | Dongle-M](https://sonoff.tech/en-us/products/sonoff-dongle-max-zigbee-thread-poe-dongle-dongle-m?srsltid=AfmBOoruuOljK-R0Pln9GkVHJ5-Gv3RhzHi-w7dOS-XekYPFx8fZrVcv)**
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> Dongle Max is a PoE dongle with EFR32MG24 + ESP32D0WDR2, dual antennas, and USB/TCP support, working as a high-performance gateway for Home Assistant.

Run it over POE and install this MQTT broker [MQTT Broker | Homey](https://homey.app/en-nl/app/nl.scanno.mqttbroker/MQTT-Broker/test/)

Will this work or am I missing something?

Thanks

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